MADISON | MAYODAN | STONEVILLE

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JUNE2010

WRCC EVENTSAt a Glance

31 Years1979 - 2010

Happy Fathers’ Day - June 20, 2010

June 10 — Open House & Ribbon Cutting for Rocking-ham County Farm Bureau, 200 North Market St., Madison. 2 - 4 p.m.; refreshments & door prizes.

June 17 — Coffee hosted by Madison Fudge Shoppe, 114 S. Market St., Madison; 8:00 a.m.

June 24 — WRCC Board of Directors’ Meeting, 8:30 a.m., First Citizens Bank Confer-ence Room, 109 N. Franklin St., Madison.

July 5 — WRCC Closed in ob-servance of Independence Day.

July 7 — Chamber Radio Pro-gram on WMYN Radio (1420 AM) 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Rebroad-cast at 6:30 p.m. Guest: Western Rockingham Civitans

July 15 — Coffee hosted by Flynn Furniture, Murphy Street, Madison; 8:00 a.m.

July 22 — WRCC Board of Di-rectors’ Meeting, 8:30 a.m., First Citizens Bank Conference Room, 109 N. Franklin St., Madison.

August 4 — Chamber Radio Program on WMYN Radio (1420 AM) 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. Guest: Hospice & Palliative Care

August 19 — Coffee hosted by North Pointe of Mayodan, 6970 NC 135, Mayodan; 8:00 a.m.

August 26 — WRCC Board of Directors’ Meeting, 8:30 a.m., First Citizens Bank Conference Room, 109 N. Franklin Street, Madison.

OUR GOAL:

Our goal at WRCC is to support, represent and be an advocate for our membership, and to work for improved quality of life issues for the communities we serve. When businesses in our community are strong - the total com-munity benefits. In a strong economy, jobs are created and products and services are readily available.

Our members care about our communities so remember - Check Western First! WRCC welcomes your feedback and suggestions on how our chamber can support your business and our community. Thank you for your support! If you have events or programs that you would like to promote throughout our region, just send us an email with the specifics to info@mywrcc.com.

NEWS & INFORMATION:

WRCC Newcomers Guide & Directory:The 2010 Newcomers Guide & Chamber

Directories are here. You should have received yours along with last month’s Western Flyer. If you have not received yours yet, please stop by the chamber office or drop us an email. Also, if you would like additional copies you can buy those at the chamber office for only $5 each.

Updated Phone System:Within the next few weeks you’ll notice a

change when you call into the chamber offices. That change will be an updated phone system! Thanks to chamber member Lee Williams of Dan River Voice & Data, we have almost completed our phone system upgrade. When complete, you’ll notice more options, more information and voice mails for all chamber staff. It will be a tremendous improvement to our current system. If you would like to talk with Lee on how Dan River Voice & Data can improve and enhance your current system, give him a call at (336) 453-3452.

Member of Distinction (MOD) Program:Want to find out more about being a part

of this exciting and growing chamber program? Looking for an affordable way to increase ex-posure for your business? If so, give us a call at the chamber office today!

From the Director…UPCOMING EVENTS:

Coffee Reminder:Be sure to join us for our next WRCC Cof-

fee event on Thursday, June 17th at 8AM. The event is sponsored and hosted by The Madison Fudge Shoppe located at 114 Market Street in historic downtown Madison. For additional information, call the chamber office at (336) 548-6248.

Open House/Ribbon Cutting:Join us for a celebration on Thursday,

June 10th from 2 until 4PM at the Rockingham County Farm Bureau, located at 200 North Market Street, Madison. Take a tour of the new-est construction in historic downtown! Ribbon cutting at 2 with refreshments & door prizes… don’t miss it!

Let us know how we can help your busi-ness grow!

Warmest regards,Gary Corns, Executive DirectorWestern Rockingham Chamber of Commerce – WRCC

June — Madison Fudge ShoppeJuly — Western Rockingham CivitansAugust — Dream InteriorsSeptember — Wright PrintingOctober — United WayNovember — Hospice of RCDecember — WRCC

July 7 — Hospice of RCAugust 4 — Hospice & Palliative CareSeptember 1 — Mayodan Preservation SocietyOctober 6 — United WayNovember 3 — News & RecordDecember 1 — Mayodan Moravian Church

June 17 — Madison Fudge ShoppeJuly 15 — Flynn FurnitureAugust 19 — North PointeSeptember 16 — The Hunter House & Animal Protection Society of Rockingham CountyOctober 21 — United WayNovember 18 — Dan River Coffee HouseDecember 16 — Ray Funeral Home

Window Displays

Radio Programs

Coffees

June 24, 2010July 22, 2010

August 26, 2010September 23, 2010

October 28, 2010November 18, 2010December 16, 2010

Board of Director meetings are held at First Citizens Bank Conference Room, 109 N. Franklin Street, Madi-son, at 8:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

June 10 — Madison Town Aldermen Meeting, 7:00 p.m.; www.townofmadi-

President/VP Education DevelopmentDebbie Claybrook (2008-2010)

Stoneville Elementary School, 336-573-4000

President ElectSandy Smith (2009-2011)

SANS Technical Fibers, LLC, 336-573-980

Past PresidentCarol Mills (2007-2009)

Always & Forever Florist, 336-427-6086

VP Community & Communications DevelopmentFlavel Collins (2007-2010)

Hospice of Rockingham County, 336-427-9022

VP Economic DevelopmentChief Perry Webster (2007-2010)

Madison Police Department

VP Membership DevelopmentPam Boerema (2007-2010)

State Employee’s Credit Union, 336-548-7410

VP Organizational DevelopmentRon Wise (2008-2010)

Bridgestone Aircraft Tire USA, 336-548-8110

Scott Stanley (2008-2010)Autumn Creek Vineyards, 336-548-9463

Chris Meeks (2008-2010)Duke Energy, 336-427-1360

Danny F. Smith, Sr. (2008-2010)Flynn Furniture and Carpet, 336-548-2305

Terry Hames (2009-2011)Ray Funeral Home, 336-548-9606

Oralia Johnson (2009-2011)Remington Arms Company, Inc., 336-548-8508

Hall Roberts (2009-2011)NewBridge Bank, 336-548-1161

Roseann Staaf (2009-2011)Allen Tate Realtors, 336-485-1135

Kevin Berger (2009-2011)Berger Law Firm, 336-427-0003

Robyn Neal (2010-2012)Deep Springs Country Club, 336-427-4654

Art Gwaltney, (2910-2012)StaffMasters, 336-427-9041

Amy Martin, (2010-2012)Debbie’s Restaurant & Catering, 336-573-3546

Gary CornsExecutive Director, 336-548-6248

Becky ScottonSecretary/Treasurer, 336-548-6055

Debra DeLanceyNewsletter Editor, 336-427-4882 Fax: 336-427-4766

WRCC: 336-548-6248; Fax: 336-548-4466

Newsletter Subscription Rate: $24ºº a year

Executive Staff

Board of Directors

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May 20th Countywide Afterhours EventSponsored & hosted by Jeff & Betsy Penn 4H Center, Reidsville

son.org.June 14 — Rockingham County Board of

Commissioners Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Governmental Center, Commission-ers’ Chambers 2nd Floor, 371 NC Hwy 65, Wentworth; www.co.rockingham.nc.us/ccindex.htm.

June 14 — Mayodan Town Council Meet-ing, council chambers, 7:00 p.m.; www.townofmayodan.com.

June 14 — Rockingham County Board of Education Meeting, 6:00 p.m., RCS Central Office, 511 Harrington High-way, Eden; www.rock.k12.nc.us.

June 21, 23, 25 — Golf Clinic for Kids, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon; hosted by the Ponderosa Golf Club and Hillside Driving Range; sponsored by Stoneville

Recreation and Stoneville Elementary School. Lunch will be served daily. Instruction will include fundamentals, short game, driving, chipping and put-ting. Please register at the Stoneville Town Hall. For more information call 573-9393. Cost is $30ºº.

June 28 — Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Governmental Center, Commission-ers’ Chambers 2nd Floor, 371 NC Hwy 65, Wentworth; www.co.rockingham.nc.us/ccindex.htm.

July 6 — Stoneville Town Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m.; www.town.stoneville.nc.us.

July 8 — Madison Town Aldermen Meeting, 7:00 p.m.; www.townofmadison.org.

July 12 — Rockingham County Board of

Board of DirectorMeetings

Area Events

June 14 - Flag DayJune 21 - Summer Solistic

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PLATINUM

CenturyLink320 First Avenue NW, Hickory, NC 28601Patricia Elmore888-999-7756www.centurylink.com

SealMaster703 W. Decatur StreetP.O. Box 826, Madison, NC 27025Bob Krebs336-548-3250www.sealmaster.com

GOLD

Edward Jones111 West Academy Street/P.O. Box 892Madison, NC 27025Cathy Smith, Financial Advisor336-427-3671www.edwardjones.com

News & Record203 E. Harris PlaceEden, NC 27288Karl Miller336-627-1781

Ray Funeral Home119 N. Market Street, Madison, NC 27025Terry Hames336-548-9606

Rockingham Office Machines & Supply414 W. Kings Highway, Eden, NC 27288Burton Matherly336-623-2965

WMYN/WLOE RadioP.O. Box 279Mayodan, NC 27027Mike & Annette Moore336-427-9696

Wright Printing Service1510 W. Academy Street/P.O. Box 483Madison, NC 27025Daniel & Carol Wright336-427-4768

SILVER

Best Western Hotel, Greensboro Airport7800 National Service Rd, Greensboro, NC 27409336-454-0333

Boone-Reynolds Funeral Service7671 NC 770/P.O. Box 184Eden, NC 27288336-623-3141

Bridgestone Aircraft Tire (USA), Inc.802 S. Ayersville Rd., Mayodan, NC 27027Ron Wise336-548-8110

BRONZE

Barry Z. Dodson, CPA201 South Market Street, Madison, NC 27025Barry Dodson336-548-2625

Garland RakestrawP.O. Box 13, Stoneville, NC 27048336-573-9269

Rakestraw PropertiesBuilding and Real Estate ServicesP.O. Box 1, Stoneville, NC 27048336-552-6402www.charlesrakestraw.com

Thank you for your participation in this program!

Contact the Chamber Office for information on how you can become a Member of Distinction.

Members of DistinctonCommissioners Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Governmental Center, Commission-ers’ Chambers 2nd Floor, 371 NC Hwy 65, Wentworth; www.co.rockingham.nc.us/ccindex.htm.

July 12 — Mayodan Town Council Meet-ing, council chambers, 7:00 p.m.; www.townofmayodan.com.

July 12 — Rockingham County Board of Education Meeting, 6:00 p.m., RCS Central Office, 511 Harrington High-way, Eden; www.rock.k12.nc.us.

July 12 — Mayodan Planning & Zoning Board Meeting, council chambers, 7:00 p.m.; www.townofmayodan.com.

July 26 — Rockingham County Board of Education Work Session Meeting, 6:00 p.m., RCS Central Office, 511 Harrington Highway, Eden; www.rock.k12.nc.us.

August 3 — Stoneville Town Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m.; www.town.ston-eville.nc.us.

August 9 — Rockingham County Board of Education Meeting, 6:00 p.m., RCS Central Office, 511 Harrington High-way, Eden; www.rock.k12.nc.us.

August 9 — Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Governmental Center, Commission-ers’ Chambers 2nd Floor, 371 NC Hwy 65, Wentworth; www.co.rockingham.nc.us/ccindex.htm.

August 9 — Mayodan Town Council Meeting, council chambers, 7:00 p.m.; www.townofmayodan.com.

August 12 — Madison Town Aldermen Meeting, 7:00 p.m.; www.townofmadi-son.org.

August 16 — Mayodan Planning & Zon-ing Board Meeting, council chambers, 7:00 p.m.; www.townofmayodan.com.

August 23 — Rockingham County Board of Education Work Session Meeting, 6:00 p.m., RCS Central Office, 511 Harrington Highway, Eden; www.rock.k12.nc.us.

August 23 — Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Governmental Center, Commission-ers’ Chambers 2nd Floor, 371 NC Hwy 65, Wentworth; www.co.rockingham.nc.us/ccindex.htm.

September 11 — 24th Annual Mayodan Homecoming Festival, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., downtown Mayodan. Highlights include food, arts and crafts, displays, live entertainment, children’s rides and activities, Bingo, and more. Deadline for vendor applications is Au-gust 31, 2010. For applications call 336-548-6776. For other information call 336-548-2241. Also become a friend of the Mayodan Homecoming Festival Facebook page for more details.

American Red Cross Blood Drive — For schedule or more information see the website at www.redcrossnet.org; 336-349-3434.

Community Accents — weekdays live at 8:30 a.m. and rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. Public Affairs Program on the air since

1985. Sponsored by Home Savings Bank. www.wloewmyn.com

Community and Workforce Education Courses available at Rockingham Com-munity College – for more information call 342-4261, ext 2140 or check out the website at www.rockinghamcc.edu.

House Calls — Call in Radio Show, 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday, 1490 WLOE AM • 1420 WMYN AM, originating from Morehead Hospital it is hosted by Kerry Faunce, Morehead Hospital Marketing Director and Torrey Goard, Community Health Educator. Rebroad-cast at 6:00 p.m.

Let’s Talk — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, live at 11:30 a.m. and rebroad-cast at 6:00 p.m., 1490 WLOE AM • 1420 WMYN AM. Listener calls, Trading Post/Swap Shop, community conversation, information features, lo-cal and national guests. www.wloew-myn.com

9:00 Information Hour, 1490 WLOE AM • 1420 WMYN AM, weekday mornings, Annette and Mike Moore, local news, obituaries, Birthday Club, Wedding/An-niversary Time, Community Calendar and other information features. www.wloewmyn.com

Rockingham County Theatre Guild — For current production information, auditions, etc. see the website at www.tgrc-nc.com.

Support Groups & Classes are offered by Annie Penn Hospital (www.mosescone.com) and Morehead Memorial Hospital (www.morehead.org) each month.

Talking Murals — A 30-minute presentation of three large paintings, brilliantly colorful, professionally narrated, and enhanced by a computerized lighting and sound system; at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, Hwy 220 South, Madison, free admission, open Mon-Sat 10-5, Sunday 1-5, closed on holidays.

The Mayodan Preservation League is now accepting applications for vendors for the 24th annual Mayodan Homecoming Festival scheduled for Saturday, September 11. The festival runs from 10:00am until 10:00pm in downtown Mayodan. High-lights include food, arts and crafts, displays, live entertainment, children’s rides and activities, Bingo, and more. Reserve your space now for you, your business, or your organization’s fundraiser. Fees are $20 per space, $40 if electricity hookup is needed. Deadline for vendor applications is August 31, 2010. For applications call 336-548-6776. For other information call 336-548-2241. Also become a friend of the Mayodan Homecoming Festival Facebook page for more details.

Mayodan Preservation League Seeks Vendors for Homecoming

Festival

Eden, will film a feature on the history of the county’s rivers and the paddling adventures offered here. The date the river feature will air is still to be determined.

Additional features on other county at-tractions and events will air in the coming months. “We will be sure to announce the dates when other features on Rockingham County will air,” said Robin Yount, vice president of Tourism. “We are very excited to have our local attractions and events featured on North Carolina Weekend. We thank the staff at UNC-TV for taking such a great interest in Rockingham County and helping us promote our local attractions throughout the state.”

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Two brick murals by Brad Spencer are planned for the front of the new County Courthouse in Wentworth. One will depict the county’s past and the other its future. Items for inclusion in the “past” panel are close to being finalized, but items for inclusion in the “future” panel, topics of importance to Rockingham County’s fu-ture success, have yet to be decided. To determine which will be included, an on-line survey has been created asking county residents to select from a list of 11 potential themes. To access the survey, go to www.co.rockingham.nc.us and click on “Click to take survey” under local news.

A couple weeks ago, Robin Yount, vice president of Tourism, and other Rockingham County Partnership staff spent the day show-ing off county attractions to the producer of UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend” show. That day resulted in additional trips to Rockingham County and several features for local attractions that will air on “North Carolina Weekend” in the coming months.

“North Carolina Weekend” is a weekly show on UNC-TV that highlights the best

things to see and do across the state each weekend. The show takes viewers on a journey beyond black and white pictures and boring text descriptions and into the latest colorful sites and sounds of the story - giving them a firsthand look at what North Carolina has to offer. The show airs on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. and repeats on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. on UNC-TV.

Bob Garner, “North Carolina Week-end’s” food host, noted author and authority on North Carolina barbeque and cuisine, spent a Saturday afternoon sampling the food at Fuzzy’s Bar-B-Q in Madison and Mountainside Restaurant in Mayodan. Garner filmed segments at each restaurant for upcoming episodes of “North Carolina Weekend.” A feature on Mountainside Res-taurant will aired during “North Carolina Weekend” on May 27th on UNC-TV. The June 3rd “North Carolina Weekend” show featured a segment about the Charlie Poole Music Festival in Eden. The Charlie Poole Music Festival, which is in its 15th year, celebrates the special contribution that Eden native Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers made to American music. Fuzzy’s Bar-B-Q will be featured during the food segment with Bob Garner during “North Carolina Weekend” on June 10th at 9:00 p.m. on UNC-TV.

A crew from “North Carolina Weekend” will spend the day on Rockingham County’s rivers next weekend. The crew, which will be guided by Three Rivers Outfitters in

Mural Survey

Local Attractions featuredon UNC- TV’s

“North Carolina Weekend”

NEWSLETTERINSERTS

For the Western Flyer are limited to 7 and are on a

first come, first served basis (Additional inserts will be held

for the next available issue).

Please drop off your inserts to the chamber office by:

June 25, 2010 (Quantity 400)

Flyers included in the mailed edition…

Rockingham County Farm Bureau

Open House & Ribbon Cutting

June 10, 2010

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

200 N. Market Street, Madison

Refreshments & Door Prizes

JULY 4, 2010INDEPEMDENCE DAY